Registration Issues - DVA and Centrelink

Dual Registration DVA and Centrelink

A member of the pension bonus scheme can be concurrently registered with DVA and Centrelink.However, they can only claim a bonus and pension from either DVA or Centrelink.

Transfer of registration between Centrelink and DVA

A member of the pension bonus scheme with Centrelink may, if eligible, transfer their registration to DVA. DVA rules would then apply. The Centrelink evidentiary certificates would be accepted as proof of work completed. A DVA member may also transfer their registration from DVA to Centrelink. Centrelink rules would then apply. It is important to note that veterans would be subject to a later eligible age under Centrelink rules. A veteran who transferred to Centrelink would also be eligible to accrue bonus periods up to the age of 75.

Example of transfer between DVA and Centrelink

A veteran registers with DVA at the age 60, defers pension and passes the work test. At Age Pension age, he decides to register with Centrelink when he reaches eligible age under the rules of the Centrelink scheme. In this example, he would not be able to transfer any of the years already accrued at DVA, because they were accrued before he was eligible at Centrelink. He would, however, be able to accrue bonus periods until he turns 75.

Centrelink is a Government service delivery agency responsible for delivering a range of Commonwealth Government services (including social security pensions and allowances) to the Australian community through a network of more than 400 Centrelink offices.

Age Pension Age refers to pension ageas defined under theSocial Security Act 1991,that is, pension age for people other than veterans.

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The Consolidated Library of Information and Knowledge (CLIK) contains all the legislative, policy and reference material used by DVA staff in providing service to the clients of the Department of Veterans' Affairs.

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Important legislative change

As a result of this legislative change, the Department is updating its published information, including hardcopy and website content, as well as CLIK. While this process is well underway, it will take some time before all changes are complete. In the meantime, references within CLIK to the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 or SRCA should now generally be understood to be references to the new DRCA (with the exception of intended historical references to SRCA). It is important to note that the same provision references (i.e., sections, subsections and paragraphs) from the SRCA have been retained in the DRCA.